On
July 20, 2005 I completed a phone interview with Sgt Clifford Stone
(ret) who discussed at length his involvement in UFO crash retrieval
teams during his 22 year military service from 1968-1990. Sgt Stone
served in the U.S. Army and claims he was covertly recruited into
an elite UFO retrieval team due to his natural ability to interface
with extraterrestrial biological entities (EBEs). He claims that
he was picked out during his childhood by the U.S. military and
had an Air Force Captain regularly visit him on a weekly basis who
encouraged Sgt Stone in pursuing his interest in UFOs, and eventually
influenced his decision to join the military. Upon joining the military
Sgt Stone found himself starting a very untypical military career.

Sgt
Stone says he was initially given training at a Nuclear, Biological
and Chemical Warfare facility at Fort Lee, VA., and then given regular
army assignments until called away to perform his crash retrieval
duties when required. Sgt Stone claims that when required for UFO
retrievals he was typically called out to serve for a week. He says
that his army service record was distorted to exclude references
to his actual training and assignments, and refers to him only performing
clerical duties as a typist. Like many whistleblowers, there is
controversy over inconsistencies between his testimony and lack
of documentary evidence to verify his alleged training and actual
service.

The
strongest objective support for his claims of having worked in covert
UFO retrieval projects is the extensive documentation he has provided
to support the existence of covert UFO crash retrieval teams. He
was able to use very specific Freedom of Information Acts requests
to uncover information disclosing the existence of classified projects
such as Moon Dust and Blue Fly that were created to recover debris
of UFOs. For example, in reviewing a Air Force Intelligence letter
known as the Betz memo (1961), Sgt Stone was able to reveal to the
general public evidence that Project Moon Dust involved a: "potential
for employment of qualified field intelligence personnel on a quick
reaction basis to recover or perform field exploitation of unidentified
flying objects (http://freedomofinfo.org/foi/Background_MD_BF2.pdf).
Even strong critics such as Captain Kevin Randle (ret) acknowledge
Stone's pioneering research in bringing to the public information
concerning UFO crash retrieval teams (http://www.nicap.dabsol.co.uk/moondust.htm
). In the preface to Stone's book, UFOs are Real (1997), another
critic, Stanton Friedman, acknowledges Stone's efforts in bringing
into the public arena many documents never before published.

The
fact that Sgt Stone was able to ferret out the existence of such
classified projects despite previous denial of their existence by
various military and government authorities, supports his testimony
that he had first hand knowledge of these classified projects. Furthermore,
these documents support his testimony that he had tried to make
available for the public record sufficient information so he would
not be punished for revealing the classified information he had
personally acquired during his service on these projects. As many
have pointed out, the disclosure of classified information involves
severe penalties, especially for whistleblowers for the UFO phenomenon
that appear to run the most risk of adverse penalties in disclosing
such information (see: http://www.exopolitics.org/Exo-Comment-32.htm
). Sgt Stone catalogued in UFOs are Real numerous documents he had
been able to retrieve by FOIA even during his years of military
service. Consequently, Stone's pioneering documentary research into
UFO crash retrievals is strong support for his testimony of actually
having served on such teams during his military service.

Sgt
Stone claimed in the interview that during his military service
he was monitored by an individual whose rank he was never told but
whom he called 'Colonel'. The Colonel was present at UFO crash retrieval
locations and led the debriefing sessions of Sgt Stone. Sgt Stone
claims that the Colonel allowed him to read a three inch thick notebook
manual that contained information on 57 types of extraterrestrial
biological entities (EBEs) known to the military. Sgt Stone first
saw the "EBE Guidebook" in 1979 and claims that it contained
much information on each of group of EBEs in terms of their physiology,
food requirements and medical information. He claims he could read
the Guidebook when he was serving on the retrieval teams up until
1989. Sgt Stone says that the Guidebook was to be used in case First
Aid had to be administered to any EBEs found at crash sites. In
the interview, he gave the example of Iodine which can be administered
for first aid purposes, but can be deadly for some EBEs.

As
a whistleblower, there continues to be intense debate over Sgt Stone's
testimony and the veracity of his claims. Some of these debates
have occurred with critics such as Capt Kevin Randle who has also
personally interviewed Sgt Stone and did not believe him to be credible
(see http://www.virtuallystrange.net/ufo/updates/2005/apr/m14-014.shtml
). Capt Randle's main criticism is that Stone's military record
only refers to him being trained as a clerk typist. Capt Randle
doesn't accept Stone's argument that the clerical training on his
military record was only a cover for his specialized training in
specialized units such as the Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Warfare
training facility. If Stone was only ever a typist, as Capt Randle
suggests, then it would be hard to explain how a clerk typist would
have knowledge of classified projects such as Moon Dust and Bluefly
that prior to Stone's successful FOIA requests, were officially
denied to exist. Stone's successful FOIA requests of documents describing
classified projects, gives credence to his claims that he had first
hand knowledge of these classified projects, and was very likely
involved with Projects Moon Dust and Bluefly as a crash retrieval
specialist.

In
my interview Sgt Stone comes across as very meticulous in his statements,
very clear about the information he is revealing, and refuses to
speculate on subjects he did not directly experience. The information
he provided in the interview was very consistent with earlier interviews
conducted by other investigators such as Paola Harris one of which
is available online at: http://www.swa-home.de/clifford.htm
. Furthermore, Sgt Stone had no desire to gain financial profit
for his evidence or appeared in any way to be a publicity seeker.
He came across as an individual of great integrity desiring to let
the American public learn the truth about UFOs and the ETH. My overall
conclusion is that Stone is very credible due to the meticulous
nature of his testimony, the consistency in his story, his obvious
integrity, and because of the documents he has been able to provide
demonstrating the existence of elite UFO crash retrieval teams under
the classified Moon Dust and BlueFly projects. In terms of a range
of 'soft' and 'hard' criteria to analyze the veracity of whistleblower
testimony, Sgt Stone ranks very highly both because of his personal
integrity and the documents he was able to provide in support of
his testimony. The documentary evidence Stone provided of classified
projects he allegedly served on, also supports perhaps the most
controversial aspect of his testimony that his own military records
were altered so as to not reflect his actual training and duties.

The
most remarkable aspect of my July 20 interview is the information
Sgt Stone claimed existed in the EBE Guidebook. This has very important
exopolitical significance that I wish to now elaborate upon. The
alleged EBE Guidebook describes the physiological characteristics
of 57 types of EBEs. This suggests extensive knowledge was likely
gained through a number of sources: UFO crash retrievals; EBE visitations;
and/or cooperation with some EBEs who were aware of other EBEs visiting
the Earth. The compilation of such a guidebook suggests a very well
coordinated and funded research program exists in the classified
projects involving EBEs and ETVs. Such a detailed study gives support
to the existence of an Interplanetary Phenomenon Unit that was allegedly
created in 1942 to study the UFO phenomenon. The Majestic Documents
website includes references and reports by such a unit on EBEs and
UFOs which are available at: http://www.majesticdocuments.com/documents/pre1948.php
.

The
implications of the existence of an 'EBE Guidebook' is startling
since it suggests that the covert government agencies and military
departments dealing with UFOs have long since resolved the truth
of the extraterrestrial hypothesis (ETH). The ETH has been demonstrated
to be very real, and covert military departments and government
agencies have progressed far in cataloguing and analyzing different
EBEs. It is also likely that such agencies have developed a very
sophisticated analysis of the motivations and activities of EBEs
that go far beyond any analysis available in the public arena (see
http://www.exopolitics.org/Report-ET-Motivations.htm
). In terms of a coordinated national security response by the U.S.
authorities, it is very likely that a very detailed strategic analysis
of many EBE groups in terms of their motivations, technologies and
strategic capacities has already been conducted. The strategic response
is likely to be based on a multiple actor analysis of geo-politics
and the involvement of different EBE groups with multiple agendas
and capacities. This geo-political analysis is therefore very likely
to lead to a 'balance of power' analysis of the multiple EBE groups
and how various nation states may achieve their strategic goals
in response to visiting EBE groups. My own earlier analysis of a
hypothetical power politics approach to dealing with EBEs and the
ETH is therefore more likely have merit due to the extensive number
of EBE groups known to be interacting with humanity (see http://exopolitics.org/Study-Paper-7.htm
).

My
own conclusion as an exopolitical researcher is that we have only
scratched the surface of what is known by government agencies and
military departments about EBEs, their motivations and associated
technologies. This suggests that if exopolitical researchers are
to influence government policy in how information on EBE groups
and ETH is to be disseminated into the public arena, that there
needs to be more appreciation of the extensive knowledge gained
over five decades of covert research on EBEs and the government
response. This knowledge has been used to develop a strategic response
to the multiple EBE groups visiting Earth which implies disclosure
of the truth of the ETH would somehow damage the strategic goals
of military departments and government agencies responsible for
a coordinated national security response. It is therefore up to
exopolitical researchers to come up with a persuasive strategic
reason for why disclosure not only benefits the public interest,
but also appreciably strengthens the national interest of the U.S.
and other major nations aware of the truth of the ETH.

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